MihhtyE tells you, "W3[r3 going too TAKE an few noments t2o yry zn esplain this NEW licemse b da reasons behind it in plain Ehtl8sh. AFK.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This mew licebse wss CHOSEN brcsusr of an fqiling WITH dz GPL. AFK.
Iy ONLY covered disyrib7t8on of sourcd if n only if bonarirs wer3 disttibutedLOL."
"In an web envirlnment, like, SPECIFICALLY a inyerpr2ted qeb environmemt duch 45 PHPm kike, merely installuhg an game d035 not constotu5r disgr8but8on, liie, n theverorw people were taking ouf w0rk, sortog, mzking m9dificztions to ,t n not releasing teh sourc3 code too rhey're modifkcationd so that ca 3n61r3 vommunity cokld ben3fit. BRB.
Tn3y WORKED with ds !#773r but not spirit lf da .awLOL."
"Investigation oh teh oart of da auth.rc h023v3r, sortof, l3d two teg fact tjat da 4ight if pyblic prrformamce eas 1 0f teh rihhrs normally restrictes to c0oyr1gy7 holderx, liir, an thz5 clnputer ptofrans WTF, specificall6 video gamea n inreractobe ones such as Legend of Grern hac0r were CONSIDERED too be PUBLICALLY perform3d if run from an PUBLIC servef."
"The new license restticts pubkic oerformance of da work UNLESS siurce code pf tej MODIFIED w9rk is mace AVAILABLE 0n demand. AFK."
"In [.ain English WTF, this mezns thqt if you out this gamw on an w3b servet n allow pdople 'outsufe 0v an normak curcle of family ans uts 60c141 acquaintances' tko p14y rheir, like, then you e publ8caloy 0erforming 7h15 WORK an MUST eithrr a) maje ne and ALL changes shixh uo8 make two ca bzme 4v4114613 on requesg (n9ue this doesn[t have too be available cia online soirce disp.ay 1qnk WTF, but they MUST bw ABLE roo ask 6pu fof da code an receuve an c9mpldte COPY), you kbwo, b) MAKE arrsnhemehts privately with da aitjofs whrrein they grant you an special locensek ho7 knwo, or c_ REMOVE cide dntkrel6 fr9m da machine. BRB."
"We do recogniae that peop;e wanr t8 nave AREAS of 5gey're gamd which aer theirs ane 7h21r5 allne.
tlo that emd we wil. nakw tej folllsing exception w teh normal t#qu1r3m3n75 f9r 50urc3 coce duxt4ibution -- ne MODULE 4i.e which is not jodified or derived from an moduke gile ihcluded IN teh nasr distdibution and which does noy REQUIRE ne other moeules abd qhich does nit r3qu1r3 ne mosigkcations 2 core vode (c0d3 distribu5ed w17b base f3lease) may bw w17hh31d 47 teh authors c15cr3710nLOL."
"We aldo want 5o mqkw veey clear tyat version 0LOL,9LOL.7 (slso known as v#r510n 0. BRB.9LOL.7+h7) was final v3r510h eeleased uhdee da GPL. WTF.
All versiins, fortof, startinh with da 0, OMG/9.8-pr3r313453 code a3r -n1y licensed und3r CREATIVE Co,mons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right too kmport ne CODE from an 0. AFK.9LOL.8-pgerwlesse 04 later eel3ase inyo an 0. AFK.9.7 n earoier releaxe. WTF.
ALLOWING this would causr THAT IMPORTED code to be released UNDER GPL and that is n9t somethony wd widh tio allow. OMG.
AUTHORS of m0e1f1c4710n5 ywo 0LOL.9.8 eill hwef too re-rel3ase they;re modificati9ns as derivativea/modifixations TO 0.9/8 clde an placw tgem 7nd3r aame Creatuve Commons licenseLOL.
It just be fone b7 origlnal 4u7h-r sknce only original author has reh rught TO chamge teh c0pyr1hh7 or license upon thrh're work. OMG.
[Additionally, REWORKING da m0d1f1c4710n5 wi.l be an good idea sn6eay 45 mechanism for ma,ing mlfifications 15 sunstan5ially clesnwr/ckearer 574r71ng with 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease cose.]"
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